Forest biological diversity
The Conference of the Parties
1.
Welcomes the
progress made on the implementation of the expanded programme of
work on forest biological diversity as a significant contribution
to achieving the 2010 target and achieving sustainable forest
management at national, regional, and global levels;
2.
Urges the Executive Secretary to continue and further
strengthen its work in this field including the report on the
effects on forest biological diversity of insufficient forest law
enforcement as requested in paragraph 19 (e) of decision
VI/22;
3.
Invites the Coordinator and Head of the Secretariat of the
United Nations Forum on Forests, the Collaborative Partnership on
Forests members and other relevant partners and organizations as
specified in paragraph 19 (b) of decision VI/22, as well as
Parties and other Governments, to provide any further views on the
preliminary assessment undertaken by the Executive Secretary on the
relationship between the proposals for action of the Intergovermental Panel
on Forests/InterGovernmental Forum on Forests (IPF/IFF)
and the activities of the expanded programme of work on forest
biological diversity (UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/9/INF/31), with the objective
of facilitating the implementation of related activities under
these two instruments, and avoiding duplication of effort and
noting that there has been work done by the Program on Forests
(PROFOR) and the World Bank to link the expanded programme of work
on forest biological diversity with the IPF/IFF proposals for
action;
4.
Takes note of the report of the first meeting of the Ad Hoc
Technical Expert Group on the Review of Implementation of the
Programme of Work on Forest Biological Diversity, held in
Montpellier, France, from 24 to 27 November 2003
(UNEP/CBD/COP/7/INF/20) and requests that the Executive
Secretary organizes another meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert
Group prior to the eleventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on
Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice;
5.
Recognizes that
the expanded programme of work on forest biological diversity
benefits from regional cooperation and initiatives and
encourages Parties and other Governments to take part in,
and further develop, cooperation at the regional level in their
efforts at implementing the activities contained in the work
programme;
6.
Recommends the
incorporation of relevant indicators and actors into the expanded
programme of work on forest biological diversity in order to assess
its effectiveness and degree of implementation;
7.
Requests the
Executive Secretary, in collaboration with the Ad Hoc Technical
Expert Group on the Review of Implementation of the Programme of
Work on Forest Biological Diversity to propose outcome-oriented
targets to be integrated into the work programme for consideration
by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological
Advice prior to the eighth meeting of the Conference of the
Parties, taking into account decision VII/30 on the future
evaluation of the Strategic Plan of the Convention as well as
regionally and internationally agreed criteria and indicators for
sustainable forest management through interGovernmental
processes. The targets should be viewed as a flexible
framework within which national and/or regional targets may be
developed, according to national priorities and capacities, and
taking into account differences in diversity between
countries;
8.
Recommends that the Executive Secretary continues
collaboration with other members of the Collaborative Partnership
on Forests in their efforts, inter alia, at harmonizing and
streamlining forest-related reporting;
9.
Invites Parties
and other Governments to enhance cross-sectoral integration and
inter-sectoral collaboration on the implementation of the expanded
programme of work on forest biological diversity at all levels, in
particular at national and subnational levels;
10.
Urges Parties and other
Governments, and international and regional groups further to
enhance their efforts in implementing the programme of work on
forest biological diversity as an essential contribution towards
advancing the 2010 target;
11.
Urges the
Executive Secretary to facilitate the full and effective
participation of indigenous and local communities and other
relevant stakeholders in implementing the expanded programme of
work on forest biological diversity by developing local capacities
and participatory mechanisms, including women, in assembling,
disseminating, and synthesizing information on relevant scientific
and traditional knowledge on forest biological
diversity.
